Posted on 05/20/2006 5:49:15 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
> BREAKING NEWS
FBI agents are searching the offices of Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson as part of a bribery investigation, officials tell CNN.
(Excerpt) Read more at CNN.com ...
Culture of Corruption!
Where is the socialist media on this? They're still trying to indict Tom DeLay.
Isn't this about a year late?
No, no, no... only those evil Republicans are corrupt hasn't Kos/DU/MSNBC/CNN etc taught you anything?
From what I remember about his pulling rank on the National Guardsmen during Katrina to get to his house no matter how many people were drowning, the FBI should be searching his freezer at home. It was really important for him to get a sack full of something out of that freezer.
Seems a little late. He could have seen this coming a month ago.
The Winner by 65 seconds!
Election day in New Orleans. Nothing new here, move on. Bwahahahaha!
Any relation to William Jefferson Clinton? He was black wasn't he?
republican culture of corruption BUMP</p>
oh wait... he's a democrat??? how can this be? HOW CAN THIS BE???
WASHINGTON May 20, 2006 (AP)— FBI agents searched the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana Saturday evening in connection with a public corruption investigation that has already netted two guilty pleas by two associates, authorities said.
The search began at 7:15 p.m. EDT in the Rayburn House Office Building, where Jefferson's office is located, said Debra Weierman, an FBI spokeswoman.
It was not clear what agents were looking for and Weierman said she could provide no additional details because the affidavit supporting the search warrant was sealed.
But she indicated the search could take several hours.
FBI agents searched Jefferson's homes in Washington and New Orleans last August, hauling away boxes and bags from one of the residences.
Jefferson, a Democrat in his eighth congressional term, declared his innocence Monday during news conference outside the federal building in New Orleans and said he will not resign in the face of the investigation that has resulted in guilty pleas from two people who implicated him in a bribery scheme.
"I would take full responsibility for any crime that I committed, if that were the case. But I will not plead guilty to something I did not do, no matter how things are made to look and no matter the risk," Jefferson said the news conference.
He took no questions and said he was there "to declare, among other things, my continued intention to serve."
Jefferson said if indicted he was "prepared to answer these charges formally when and if the time comes."
Jefferson said he was addressing the situation because he believed his constituents deserved to hear some response to recent publicity about the case.
He said the guilty pleas in federal court in Virginia came from friends who succumbed to enormous pressure from the federal government.
"In order to protect themselves, they have now characterized their relationship with me, or with my family, in ways that fit neatly within the government's mistaken legal theories," he said.
No Kidding! I remember that. Grrrr!
The Justice Department has been investigating Jefferson's involvement in telecommunications deals in Africa and elsewhere. The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation of him last week.
Vernon Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in federal court this month to bribing the congressman with more than $400,000 in payments, company stock and a share of the profits to promote a Kentucky company's high-tech business ventures in Africa. (Full story)
I seem to remember also, the first vehicle got stuck and another had to
be called to rescue the first. In the mean time, a helicopter was summoned
to the scene.
IIRC
Denial of Duplicity!
Dimness of Democracy!
Whores of Hypocrisy!
I'm puzzled, troubled, concerned and confused.
P.S. How did this get by the CNN filter?
(DEMOCRAT-LA)
Looks like Jefferson will be getting some free room and board out of this.
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